ERIC Number: EJ1436928
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2291-7179
EISSN: EISSN-2563-6871
Non-Teaching Stakeholders' Experiences with Inclusive Education in a Private School in Jamaica
Kishi Anderson Leachman
International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, v11 n1-2-v12 n1 p253-264 2023-2024
The literature is sparse on understanding the experiences of stakeholders with inclusive education in the Caribbean. Using a qualitative single case study, this study explores the lived experiences with inclusive education of non-teaching stakeholders (principal, dean of discipline, guidance counsellor, parents, and educational assistants) in a private school in Jamaica. Data was collected using individual interviews, focus group discussions and secondary data. Thematic analysis was used to interpret and present findings. Key findings revealed supportive school leadership, inconsistent teacher competence and pedagogy, controversies with educational assistants, and parental denial as barriers that undermine inclusivity. Leadership support that goes beyond the principal to include the school board of directors was highlighted as an important consideration. The study provides other implications and recommendations for the inclusive classroom in the Jamaican educational milieu. Although the findings are specific to this case, they can be transferred and applied to inclusive education in other contexts regionally and globally to inform inclusive practices and considerations.
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Inclusion, Private Schools, Foreign Countries, Leadership, Teacher Competencies, Barriers, Conflict, Parent Participation, Teacher Aides, Elementary Schools, Educational Practices, Training, School Personnel
International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) & Lost Prizes International (LPI). Postfach 12 40, D-89002, Ulm, Germany. Web site: http://www.ijtdc.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jamaica
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